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184 calories 18.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Martin
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 203.9 (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 13.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday October 19th 2022
1.040
1.009
4.1%
11.8
23.6
5.8
7.49
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Brew Log History
19.6°CTemp
1.004Gravity
OG: 1.045
Attenuation: 90.80%
5.4%ABV
Calories: 203.9 / 500ml
Carbs: 13.9 g / 500ml
13Days
Readings: 0

Oct 19, 2022 to Nov 01, 2022

Last Updated: 2 years ago from Brewlog
Week 1
Mash Complete

 
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1.052   
 
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Week 1
Pre-Boil Gravity

 
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1.052   
 
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Week 1
Boil Complete

 
n/a °C   
 
1.045   
 
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Week 1
Brew Day Complete

 
19.9 °C   
 
1.045   
 
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Week 1
Other

Gravity Check

 
n/a °C   
 
1.014   
 
n/a
Week 2
Fermentation Complete

 
19.2 °C   
 
1.004   
 
n/a
Week 2
Packaged

 
19.6 °C   
 
1.004   
 
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.40 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.4 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale £ 1.20 / kg
£ 5.28 		38 3.75 97%
84 g Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II84 g Carafa Special Type II 29.9 1132.64 1.9%
50 g Simpsons - Black Malt50 g Black Malt £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.09 		34 699.99 1.1%
4,534 g / £ 5.37
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Styrian Goldings25 g Styrian Goldings Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 1.21 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 9.69 62.5%
15 g Styrian Goldings15 g Styrian Goldings Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.73 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 10 min 2.11 37.5%
40 g / £ 1.94
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.8 L Strike 65 °C 65 °C 60 min
Steeping -- 72 °C 10 min
11 L Fly Sparge 72 °C 72 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc £ 0.18 / each
£ 0.18 		Fining Boil 10 min.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
£ 0.18
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
36709
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
157.5 9 0 72 158.2 215
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"Back to Basics" Standard/Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Martin. All Grain, ABV 4.1%, IBU 11.79, SRM 23.62, Fermentables: (United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale, Carafa Special Type II, Black Malt) Hops: (Styrian Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc, Gypsum)
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Yeast £
Other £
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